The University of the Virgin Islands Counseling and Placement
Offices will sponsor the third annual Caribbean Law School
Awareness Fair in conjunction with the Texas Southern University's
Thurgood Marshall School of Law. The law fair will be held on March
20, on the St. Thomas campus, and on March 23, on the St. Croix
campus.
Representatives from six law schools - Howard University School of
Law, Chapman University, Case Western Reserve University, New York
Law School, the St. Thomas (Miami) University School of Law and
Florida Coastal University School of Law - will join with members
of the Virgin Islands Bar Association and the American Bar
Association's Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) at the
fair. CLEO has been at the forefront of helping minority, low
income and disadvantaged students, gain access to law school,
successfully matriculate and pass the bar exam. Details are
available at http://cleoscholars.com/.
On the St. Thomas campus, the Law School Awareness Fair will be
hosted in the Administration and Conference Center on March 20,
with a welcome session at 11 a.m. and a Panel Discussion with the
topic "Is Law School Right for Me?" scheduled from noon to 1 p.m.
One-on-one discussions with law school representatives will
continue from 1 to 2 p.m.
The Law Fair continues from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, March 23,
in the North West Wing's Great Hall on the St. Croix campus.
For more information, or to participate in the fair visit the
Career Services office on the St. Thomas campus, call 340-693-1087
or send email to vrivers@uvi.edu. On the St. Croix
campus, interested persons can visit the Counseling & Placement
Office in Evans Center rooms 720-721. For more information, call
Doris Farrington-Hepburn at (340)-692-4187 or Anyha Lord at (340)
692-4180. Send email questions to dfarrin@uvi.edu or alord@uvi.edu.